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The Women Scholars of Timbuktu
In this episode of Timbuktu: Africa's Forgotten Center of Knowledge, Lucas and Luna explore the overlooked role of women in the intellectual life of Timbuktu. While the city's famous scholars like Ahmed Baba dominate the historical record, women such as Nana Asma'u – the daughter of Usman dan Fodio – and the female scribes of the Sankore tradition played crucial roles in preserving and transmitting knowledge. We discuss the challenges of finding women's voices in the historical archive, the legal treatises written by women, and the famous 'Fatima fatwa' that…
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